Combined shoe-polisher and dauber.



H. E. CURTISS.

- COMBlNED SHOE POLISHER AND DAUBER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, I915.

Patented Dec.28,191 5.

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HARRY E. CURTISS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CQMIBINED SHOEPOLISHER AND DAUBER.

Application filed April 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Haney E. Queries, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Shoe-Polishers and Daubers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to combined shoe polishers and daubers, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a shoe brush or polisher having a dauber mounted to slide on the brush back to a position to be used as a dauber, and when not required for use to be pushed back into a recess in the top of the brush back out of the way.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined shoe brush and dauber, in which the dauber is mounted upon a shank adapted to slide in a guide way on the brush back, and to be held in two positions by means of a spring catch connected to the guide way for the shank of the dauber.

The foregoing and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combined shoe brush and dauber made in accordance with this invention and showing the dauber extended in position for use, Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the dauber pushed in to occupy a recess in one end of the top of a brush back, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View taken on the line M of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the spring catch in position for holding the shank of the dauber extended.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the back of the brush or polisher and 2 are the bristles or polishing material secured to the back 1. The brush back may be provided with the usual grooves 3 on the side to form finger holds 3 and one end of the brush back is provided with a cutaway portion or recess 4:. The brush back is provided with a longitudinal groove or recess 5, and mounted in said grooves and lying prac- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, M5.

Serial No. 21,319.

tically flush with the upper face of the brush back 1 is a guide comprising a bottom 6 and inwardly projecting flanges 7 forming a guide for the shank 8 of the dauber. The shank 8 of the dauber is provided with a longitudinal slot 9 having near its outer end a lateral branch slot 10. The bottom 6 of the guide is provided with a slot 11 and se cured underneath the bottom 6 is a spring catch 12, said catch having an angular fin- .ger 13 which extends through the lateral branch 10 of the slot 9 to hold the dauber in retracted position. A. recess 14: is formed in the brush back 1 to permit the movement of the catch 12. A button 15 provided with a shank 16 is secured to the catch 12, and the shank 16 is adapted to move in the slot 9. The dauber a is connected to the upwardly inclined end a of the shank 8, said dauber being in position to prevent the blacking material on the ends of the bristles from soiling the top of the recess 4c of the brush back.

When the shank 8 of the dauber is extended, the finger 13 of the catch 12 engages the rear end a of the shank 8, as shown in Fig. 5, and when the shank 8 is pushed in, the finger 13 engages the cross branch slot 10, as will be understood. The dauber is secured to the inclined portion 1) by a single screw cl, and the guide is secured in the groove by means of suitable screws 6.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a combined brush or polisher and dauber made in accordance with this invention will occupy but little space when the dauber is contracted, and will provide a combined device which is very useful and efficient for its purpose.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claim.

What is claimed is A dauber comprising a handle provided with alongitudinal groove, a guide mounted in said groove, a shank mounted in the guide and provided with a longitudinal slot extending nearly the entire length thereof, a head carried by the shank, bristles carried by the head, a spring catch connected to the under side of said guide and provided with an angular finger, a button provided with a stem extending through the longitudinal slot in the shank, through the guide and connected to the catch, said catch having a cross branch slot communicating With the longitudinal slot for receiving the angular" finger of the catch to hold the head and bristlesin retracted position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY E. CURTISS.

Witnesses:

ROBERT A. ANDERSON, ELMER H. CURTISS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. G. 

